Tehran to Washington — Any new US attack will bring unrestricted strikes on all American bases & economic interests in the Middle East

Tehran has issued a fresh warning to Washington that any renew military strike against the Persian will be met with continuous and relentless retaliatory Iranian ballistic missiles strikes.

Iran's war command stated it has information that US together with its some regional countries, is preparing to resume large scale attacks on Iran. 

 Islamic Republic has warned any attack will be met with sustained strikes on every US base and economic interest in the region with no limitations.  Gulf countries that will allow their territory to be used would be considered complicit and could no longer expect Iranian restraint.

The Iran's statement comes after top US, Israel and Gulf commanders met in Germany last week to discuss about Iran war.

According to Global Surveillance, US could resume large scale operations against Iran including Ground Invasion.

Observations in the last 24 hours indicated that: 

US C-17 cargo planes landed in Middle East with unknown cargo.

 US B-1B strategic bombers at RAF Fairford, UK conducted training operations.

Iran Deploys Ground Special Forces along Southern coastline expecting US may invade the country in the future as IRGC said the US has decided to resume military action against Iran at a joint meeting in a European country, with a "green light" given from regional countries, and warns that if the US moves, "all of its bases and interests in the region will become targets of continuous attacks, without any limitations or considerations."

The warning was issued towards US and Gulf states that host America forces. Iran has struck US bases in the region during war but it considers attacking its economic interests inorder to pressure Host countries to restrict Washington use of their airspace, bases and logistics.

US to resume strikes on Iran has been confirmed for now.

Already, dozens of drones have been Launched toward Iran from the Southern coastal Regions and Western Borders , according to an Iranian sources.

Earlier, an Israeli-made Orbiter Drone was Shot Down near the Strait of Hormuz.

Speaking to Fox News on Iran War, US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he is in a deciding mode.

I am in a “deciding mode,” and very big things are going to be happening in the not-so-distant future.

The choices are: wiping Iran out, letting them rot economically, or making a deal.

They better behave!

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaee on Sunday said President Trump greatly underestimated Iran.

He said , "Today, nobody considers America’s war with Iran to be a rational or logical war. Everyone describes it as a stupid war, and I want to add another word to that: ignorant."

"America’s military, economic and political actions were not based on any precise assessment or accurate calculations. They were carried out entirely at the instigation of Israel and Netanyahu personally."

Mohsen Rezaee dares American forces to step on the Iranian soil. 

The Arab countries must completely prevent America and tell it, "You have no right to launch from our countries to bomb Iran."

We are serious about defending ourselves. This time, if war begins, we will strike more severely all the U.S. air bases from which those aircraft take off.

We will strike them with greater force.

Unconfirmed reports also indicated that the Trump administration has sent new private messages to Qatar, containing assurances that Trump now wants to reach a deal with Iran. Sources cited Qatar's foreign ministry.

This comes after Iran conveyed its conditions to the US through Qatar and is now awaiting a response.

Iran's conditions remain unchanged: $300 billion in US compensation, complete lifting of all US sanctions, release of $100 billion in frozen Iranian assets, end of the US naval blockade, US troop withdrawal from the entire region, and a comprehensive regional ceasefire including in Lebanon and Gaza. 

Iran also said on Thursday it will not open the Strait of Hormuz until Trump and Netanyahu are out of power.

Iran’s Air Force unveils its newly acquired Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter jets

 

Tehran has reportedly unveiled its newly acquired Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter jets to boost the country's Air Force capabilities.



The aircraft are set to strengthen Iran’s airpower and add another advanced capability to its forces operating around the Persian Gulf amidst the ongoing confrontation and escalations with the United States and allies hosting enemy's military bases in the region

Iran had previously finalized a major military contract with Russia to acquire 48 advanced Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter jets to modernize its aging air force.

In the contract was also avionics, electronic warfare components, and over 300 missiles.

The acquisition was first officially confirmed by senior Iranian military leadership, including Brigadier General Ali Shadmani of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.

Russia's Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant has completed production of the initial batch of 20 jets, with ongoing deliveries and base preparations scheduled through 2028.

This purchase replaces Iran's deteriorating fleet of pre-1979 U.S.-built aircraft like the F-14 Tomcat and deepens defense ties between Tehran and Moscow.

Amidst the tension in the Persian Gulf, Iran also acquired military fighter jets and electronic equipment from China.

We Don't Know which of Donald Trump's Unstable statements to process — Iranian President

Israel, America are the real terrorists in the world - Iranian Leader

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the Persian leadership are not sure of What to believe and process among the various unstable statements of the US President Donald Trump

According to the Iranian leaders, Trump is saying something every day. One day he wants to destroy Iran, another day he says we are friend of Iran. 

"One day he says he accept us. Another day he says he doesn't accept us."

"So we are not sure what kind of statement we should, you know, accept and proceed based on which."

The US military and IDF have met their match in the middle east as all their military and economic pressure armed at crossing Tehran proved abortive.

NATO Nations have failed to participate in the aggression against Iran weighing the dearly consequences.

Arab nations hosting the US military bases are dancing to the tunes of Iranian ballistic missiles for allowing US to use their airspace in the operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

"We have no problems with the UAE. We have no problem with any of the regional countries. "

"We have a problem with the American bases located in these countries and from which they are attacking our country."

*The UAE, the Emiratis and other countries of the region are our brothers. We have been living together for a long time and we have had trade. We have supported each other. "

"So this is the US which has come here and established bases, and from those bases they martyr our children, they attack our infrastructure and target our leaders, commanders and people. "

"In fact, the problem is that the friendly and neighboring countries should not allow enemies to utilize their soil to attack our country."

We are not in war with Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have their own problems.

Rhetorics by the US President have not deterred the IRGC from retaliatory attacks against the US military as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed. 

President Masoud Pezeshkian said America claims to defend human rights. They want to starve our people to death or bring about some other problems for them. 

They want us to yield and surrender. This is not humane. This is the most savage thing they can do. 

They are blocking the routes of medicines and goods. We are doing business and trade, but they block our money. What is the logic behind that? The U.S. is doing propaganda. It is just propaganda.

If we were seeking nuclear weapons, we wouldn’t have become a member of the NPT. Now they are bringing about alibis and pretexts to attack our soil.

With their technologies, actually they are the real terrorists in the world.

You look at Israel and America. No difference what they are doing in Syria, in Lebanon, in Gaza, Iraq, Qatar, even in Iran.

They assassinate anybody they wish, and then they claim that these people are terrorists. So it’s a weird world.

They kill people very easily for a single person. They kill a whole family and they destroy a whole building, then they say they killed a terrorist.

They are real terrorists. They are state terrorists.

Earlier, President Pezeshkian speaking during the BRICS submit in Delhi, India, said Sustainable security depends on full respect for national sovereignty and rejecting the model of “security for some and insecurity for others.” Preventing the misuse of countries’ territories to threaten their neighbours is an inviolable principle. 

He said BRICS must stand against the normalization of attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities.

New US Sanctions: Tehran says maximum pressure, military aggression, state terrorism against Iran will not stand

Economic pressure is the 'most effective tool' the US has on Iran — Vance

The Islamic Republic of Iran has on Thursday said no amount of U.S. maximum economic pressure, brutal military aggression and state terrorism against Iran will crumble the Iranian people and government.

The Iran's ministry of foreign affairs in a statement responding to the new US economic sanctions said the US ruling establishment has announced the imposition of sweeping economic and trade sanctions against the Iranian people, coinciding with the anniversary of the disgraceful coup d’état of 28 Mordad 1332 (19 August 1953).




This action is not only another indication of the continuation of 73 years of hostility and animosity by US policymakers toward the Iranian people, but also further demonstrates the anti-human, lawless and hegemonic nature of the US ruling establishment.




Undoubtedly, the US economic sanctions against Iran, which target the fundamental human rights of every Iranian citizen, constitute “economic terrorism” and “crimes against humanity.” Those responsible for these sanctions deserve to be prosecuted and punished for committing such heinous crimes.




These sanctions, imposed in the aftermath of the US-Israeli wars of aggression against Iran over the past year and a half and their failure to achieve their malign objectives of forcing the Iranian people to surrender to their illegal and inhumane demands, will merely add to the long list of crimes committed by the United States against Iran. They will, however, undoubtedly have not the slightest effect on the determination of the Iranian people to safeguard Iran’s independence, dignity and national sovereignty.




Economic sanctions and pressure are the other side of the same coin as war and military aggression. America’s pathological addiction to these two instruments has not only placed global peace and security under an objective threat, but has also subjected human civilization to an unprecedented moral decline. Accordingly, no government that believes in the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations—including the principle of respect for the national sovereignty of states—can remain indifferent to the continued lawlessness and overt belligerence of the United States toward fundamental international norms.




The US decision to announce new sanctions, while constituting an explicit admission of the commission of crimes against humanity, is also a continuation of a policy that has already been tried and failed. Repeating it will certainly produce nothing but a repetition of past failures and further discredit the architects and leaders of this policy. The US government and the architects and implementers of this policy will, of course, bear responsibility for its consequences and repercussions.




The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while strongly condemning the US action to intensify its illegal and inhumane sanctions against the Iranian people, emphasizes that the Islamic Republic of Iran remains steadfast and determined in defending its security and national interests and confronting the US military, economic, political and psychological pressures and attacks.




Relying on its indigenous and national capabilities, and taking into account the experience of seven decades of comprehensive resistance against the US policy of maximum pressure, military aggression and state terrorism against Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran will employ all available tools and capacities to counter the hostile actions of the American-Zionist enemy and safeguard Iran’s national interests.

Iran's Statement 

Economic pressure is the 'most effective tool' the US has on Iran — Vance

Iran could survive US economic pressure for “a couple of weeks or a couple of months or possibly longer,” Vice President JD Vance told Newsmax on Thursday. He said preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon remains Washington’s main goal.

“They’re under a ton of pressure. That pressure is conducive to our goal of ensuring they don’t have a nuclear weapon,” Vance said.

"What has been true over the last couple of weeks is they felt a lot more pressure than we have," the vice president said.

He said the administration has economic, diplomatic and military tools available to pressure Tehran and is focused on preventing Iran from rebuilding its nuclear program.

“Sometimes, you’ve got to use the economic tools. That’s what the president is focused on right now,” Vance said. “Sometimes, you’ve got to use the military tools.”

Iran has repeatedly emphasized that resuming commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz hinges on the US lifting its naval blockades.

China, a major partner of Iran condemned what it calls Washington’s “pressure tactics” after Trump announced the “draconian sanctions” against countries and entities cooperating with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Beijing said sanctions and pressure “are not the solution” and is calling on all sides to “act responsibly” and stick to a political and diplomatic approach.

U.S. threatens Iran’s trade partners with "economic oblivion" China is Iran's biggest trading partner. It accounts for roughly one-third of Iran's total foreign trade.

US-Iran-War: Why U.S. allies in the Gulf frustrated, lost trust in Trump administration

The commander of the US Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper completed a 10-day trip to the Middle East on Saturday, visiting six countries and the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea as more than 50,000 US troops operate across the region.

While at sea, Cooper met with Sailors and Marines aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for the second time this year. He previously visited the aircraft carrier in February with U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,” CENTCOM posted on X.

 According to a report by the Washington Post, U.S. allies in the Gulf have completely lost trust in the Trump administration, growing increasingly frustrated over his inability to end the war with Iran, stating that American actions in the region make them "less safe, not more safe." 

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain are all growing dissatisfied with Washington as the conflict drags on. One Arab official said bluntly: "Trump started this war, and we are paying the price for it."

The frustration is now translating into action. The recent defense pact signed between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan was described by a senior European official as a direct "signal to the U.S." and an effort to diversify security partnerships. A European official said: "From their perspective, America alone is not enough."

Gulf leaders feel they have been dragged into a war they didn't choose. Firas Maksad of the Eurasia Group said U.S. allies feel they are "unnecessarily trapped in a war that Trump is now struggling to end." Trust in Washington has eroded, with Gulf states believing that American actions in the region make them "less safe, not more safe."

The message from the Gulf is clear: Washington is no longer seen as a reliable guarantor of regional security. Allies are looking for alternatives — and Trump is running out of time to win back their trust.

In recent weeks, pessimism has increased in the White House regarding the possibility of reaching a final nuclear agreement with Iran.

According to a Wall Street Report, President Trump's advisors presented him with data on the damage caused by sanctions and convinced him to prefer intensifying economic pressure over waging a war that could cost much more money and could largely lead to losses that would increase internal criticism within the US administration.

Tehran has repeatedly stated it's not negotiating with the United States until the end of the Donald Trump's administration. The Persians hoped to pressuring Washington into agreeing with Tehran's demands. Both military and threats have failed to bring Iran to hers knees as none of the U.S. pre-war stated objectives have been achieve.

Iran has directly announced a $30,000 reward for any Iranian force that captures or kills an American soldier, per Iran's state media IRIB.

Army Chief Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami said the reward comes "from the Iranian people" and is aimed at U.S. forces in the region. The announcement follows the U.S. Rewards for Justice program, which offered up to $10 million for information on Iran's Supreme Leader and senior IRGC officials.

The U.S. Military has also announced that it is preparing 15,000 intercontinental ballistic missiles to respond to an imminent Iranian attack. Officially, if Israel is attacked, Russian bases and all of Iran's interests across the Middle East—including Tehran—will be destroyed, and the entire world will witness the devastation.

Tehran Rejects Washington's Claims on Strait of Hormuz Re-opening

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The Islamic Republic of Iran has rejected the US Treasury Sec. Bessent's and Donald Trump's claims that the Strait of Hormuz will open tomorrow (Wednesday 5th August 2026) under a new deal

Tehran affirmed that the Iran-Oman Hormuz negotiations, held without US participation, are instead aimed at establishing an "intermediate corridor" that will halt both the current Iran-controlled northern and US-backed southern routes, giving Iran as a coastal state fully protected sovereignty, interests, and national security, Press TV reported.

 "Trump has violated his commitments, and Iran is moving forward with its plan to establish arrangements in the Strait independently of US threats, and it will succeed." 

 "Iran does not shape its interests and priorities based on schedule or demands of Trump."

The agreement with Oman would grant Iran total sovereign authority over all inbound maritime traffic, with Oman's limited role being to clear outbound vessels but only after notifying Iranian officials, ensuring Iran retains visibility and the option to intervene

American President Donald Trump sets a new deadline, giving Iran until the end of today to finalize a Strait of Hormuz agreement with Oman or face "devastating air strikes," per Bloomberg.

Trump adds "I want to give them every last chance before decapitation... You'll find out today."

The agreement with Oman however would not be something that Trump wants, a senior Iranian official tells reporters it would grant Iran total sovereign authority over all inbound maritime traffic, and Oman would clear outbound vessels only after notifying Iranian officials, ensuring Iran retains visibility and the option to intervene.

An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday talks with Oman over transit in the Strait of Hormuz are ongoing, according to state media

"Talks with Oman are “positive” at the technical and political levels", the spokesperson says

Talks are focused on designating safe inbound and outbound lanes in the strait, he added

Iran's Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile

As per the U.S. blockade against Iran.  American forces claimed they have redirected 45 commercial vessels, disabled 2 and boarded 2 to ensure compliance.

Tehran sources indicated that Iran's Armed Forces may soon Deploy their significant Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile arsenal against US Warships to Break the Naval Blockade.

These Iranian Missiles have not yet been Used in the current War.

All options to compelling Iran to American and Israeli terms in the needless aggression have failed to yield any positive results.

US military investigation Confirms US Tomahawk missile hit an Iranian elementary school, killing at least 175 people, mostly children

 A preliminary US military investigation found that a US Tomahawk missile mistakenly hit an Iranian elementary school on Feb. 28, killing at least 175 people, mostly children. 

The strike happened because outdated targeting data labeled the building as part of a nearby Iranian naval base. - NYT

Meanwhile, UNESCO has warned that intensifying hostilities are already damaging cultural landmarks in Iran and the broader region, saying it has communicated with all parties to the conflict to coordinate protections for heritage sites.

Spokesperson of Iran's Armed Forces General Shekarchi has said if any threat is made against our ports, all docks and economic ports in the entire region will be our legitimate targets, and we will carry out operations heavier than those we have done so far.

All ports and docks in the region would become legitimate targets if Iran’s ports and docks are threatened, a senior spokesperson for Iran’s armed forces told state media on Wednesday.

“I deny the CENTCOM (US Central Command) statement claiming that naval vessels of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have hidden in commercial ports,” Abolfazl Shekarchi added.

Earlier in the day, CENTCOM said that Iran was using civilian ports along the Strait of Hormuz to conduct military operations that threaten international shipping.

CENTCOM warned Iranian dockworkers, administrative personnel and commercial vessel crews to avoid Iranian naval vessels and military equipment.

Also, reports has it that Iran will target economic and banking interests linked to the US ‌and Israel in the region after an attack on an Iranian bank, a spokesperson for Tehran's Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters said on Wednesday.

According to an AFP report, Tehran confirmed it is ready for a long war of attrition that would 'destroy' the world economy, after firing on two commercial ships and threatening any vessels from the United States or its allies

U S Pompeo accuses European allies of ‘siding with ayatollahs’

Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed Washington’s European allies in a Thursday news conference from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), claiming that while officials from Germany, France and the UK have privately expressed support for the extension of the arms embargo on Iran, they publicly “chose to side with Ayatollahs.”

“We will never allow the Islamic Republic of Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” Pompeo remarked during his UNSC speech.


After admonishing France, Germany and the UK, he went on to applaud the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)nations – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia – stating they “deserve praise for showing courage and unity in warning about the danger from Iran.”

He then referenced the GCC’s August 9 statement to the UN, which called for an extension of the international arms embargo, set to expire on October 18.

“It is inappropriate to lift restrictions on the supply of weapons from and to Iran until Iran gives up its destabilizing activities in the region and stops supplying terrorist and sectarian organizations with weapons,” GCC Secretary-General Nayef Falah Mubarak al-Hajraf said, as reported by Reuters.

The three European nations have since issued a joint statement explaining that they, as still-active members of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) agreement, cannot support the US’ push for a “snapback” mechanism because it violates the agreement.
“France, Germany and the United Kingdom (‘the E3’) note that the US ceased to be a participant of the JCPoA following their withdrawal from the deal on May 8, 2018,” they wrote.

“We remain committed to the JCPoA despite the significant challenges caused by US withdrawal. We believe that we should address the current issue of systematic Iranian non-compliance with its JCPoA obligations through dialogue between JCPoA participants.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif issued a tweet earlier Thursday, labeling the US arms embargo extension attempt as “illegitimate and felonious.”

Russia and China have both expressed support for Iran, with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov even calling Washington’s push for sanctions “absurd.”

“We have repeatedly said that the US has already withdrawn from the JCPOA and therefore has no right to request the restoration of the UN sanctions regime against Iran,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian noted during a briefing.



Source: Sputnik

United States says interception of Iranian aircraft was to ensure safety of American forces in Syria

These outlaws must be stopped before disaster - Iranian Zarif

The U.S. Central Central Command confirmed on Friday, that an F-15 fighter approached the Iranian plane to verify its identity and to ensure the security of U.S. forces at the Al-Tanf base in Syria.

“An American F-15 fighter carried out a routine air mission in the coalition forces area in Tanf area in Syria and approached the Mahan civilian plane tonight at a safe distance of about 1,000 meters, so that it could be seen,” the command said in a statement.

On Thursday, Passengers on plane were injured over Syria after the pilot changed altitude to avoid collision with a US fighter jet, according to Iranian media, but the United States military said its F-15 kept a safe distance.

The Iranian plane  belonging to Mahan Air was heading from Tehran to Beirut when the pilot staged a safety manoeuver, in an incident that Iran's Foreign Ministry said would be investigated.

 Iran has since dismissed the US explanation as "unjustified and unconvincing".

"The harassment of a passenger plane on the territory of a third country is a clear violation of aviation security and freedom of civilian aircraft," Laya Joneydi, vice president for legal affairs, was quoted as saying by Iranian media.

Also on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States of risking a disaster.

Zarif said the U.S. illegality and lawlessness upon lawlessness must stop against the Islamic State of Iran.

U.S. illegally occupies territory of another State and then harasses a scheduled civil airliner—endangering innocent civilian passengers—ostensibly to protect its occupation forces.

Audacity to compound lawlessness upon lawlessness

These outlaws must be stopped before disaster.

— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) July 24, 2020

The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed that it would study the details of the incident regarding the interception of the Mahan aircraft, vowing to take political and legal measures against the U.S. after the investigation.

The pilot of the Iranian passenger plane, which is affiliated with Mahan, confirmed that the military aircraft that intercepted the plane were American.

“The plane that dangerously approached us and posed a threat to us was American because I contacted the fighter pilots and identified themselves as Americans,” the pilot told Iranian television.

Beirut International Airport also announced that a number of passengers were wounded on the Iranian plane that landed at the airport after being subjected to air harassment by an unidentified war plane.

 the head of the Beirut airport told Reuters News Agency that all the passengers left the plane, some with minor injuries. 

The plane arrived back in Tehran in the early hours of Friday, the Fars news agency reported.

This is the latest incident in the series of tensions between Tehran and Washington, with ties deteriorating since 2018 when US President Donald Trump exited Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with six world powers and reimposed regime of sanctions that have battered Iran's economy which Tehran has variously described as economic terrorism against the Persians.

US and Israel have long accused Mahan Air of transporting weapons to Iran-backed armed groups in Syria which may have been one of the reasons why the US chose to take a closer look at the aircraft to check whether there were passengers on board.

Also, the US imposed sanctions on Mahan Air in 2011, saying it provided financial and other support to Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iran's foreign ministry then sent a protest note  to the Swiss Embassy, which represents US interests in Iran, warning that if any accident happens on the plane's return flight to Tehran, it will be the US's responsibility.